Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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